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ABOUT TAWNEE KENDALL

Tawnee Kendall is a Nashville-style folk musician based in California's Gold Country in the Sierra foothills. Her live shows are electric and filled with high-octane performances punctuated by killer vocals and gripping story telling. Raised on Country, Bluegrass, and Rock and Roll, Kendall's music is rooted in Americana nostalgia while still having a future-forward point of view.

Tawnee first took the stage at age four and was performing regularly up and down California by age 10. Her first performances were at state fairs, farmers markets, and yacht clubs - entertaining crowds with old familiar classics like Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Hank Williams. 

At age 15, Tawnee jumped at the opportunity to buy her first guitar and began teaching herself how to play. She's been writing and performing her own music ever since.

If you like Country greats like Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Hank Williams and current favorites like Brandi Carlile, Hozier, and Caitlyn Smith you’ll be sure to enjoy music by Tawnee Kendall. She has released four EPs of original music: In Between Spaces (2012), Still Taste It featuring The Hangover Brigade (2014), Release The Ghost (2017), and Whale Fall (2019). Tawnee released Feel Good, an album of covers, during the 2020 pandemic as well as two singles Anything But Happy and Gone (2021).

Today, Tawnee entertains young audiences with Music for Littles, a children’s music class that allows little ones to explores instruments, sing, move, and play. She hosts weekly and monthly classes in Grass Valley, Nevada City, and Auburn, California.

She also plays with her 1960s-1970s Blues/Soul/Rock band Ginger Molasses.

You can find Tawnee Kendall anywhere you download and stream music.

PRESS & REVIEWS

Release the Ghost is a 4-track album that mixes the sweet with the somber and the up-lifting. The stories contained within breathe a Country vibe, while the music itself is eclectic but cohesive.

This is heart-on-your-sleeve artistry – filled with lyrics that tell very personal experiences of pain, loss, love, and hope – a release of emotions that built the gateway to a new beginning. Thank you, Tawnee, for taking us on this journey with you.

- Alexis Coram, Huffington Post (10.15.2017)